A Survey of Bats at Shiloh National Military Park
Kennedy M. 2002. A Survey of Bats at Shiloh National Military Park
A survey of the bat fauna of Shiloh National Military Park, Hardin Co., Tennessee, was conducted over a 6-month period (May to October) 2001. Bats were captured using mist nets placed across dry and wet sites. During the study, 567 mist-net-nights (mist-net night = one net set for one night) were employed. 12 bats were captured during the investigation. Species richness was seven. These included the red bat, southeastern myotis, evening bat, eastern pipistrelle, gray bat, silvered haired bat, and little brown bat. Species abundance distributions were greatest for red bats and southeastern myotis and least for gray bats, silvered haired bats, and little brown bats. Measures of species evenness were typical for forested communities. Biodiversity was higher for wet sites than for dry sites. One endangered species (the gray bat) was taken during the study, one rare species (southeastern myotis) was recorded at several sites around the park. All areas of the park were found to provide suitable habitat for bats. Demographic information were recorded. Management considerations were given.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Kennedy, Michael
- Date of Issue
- 2002-05
- Units
- CUPN , SHIL
- Keywords
- Bat, Inventory, Mammal, Mammals Inventory Reports, Survey, Vertebrate